adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: usually
Examples
Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Forgetful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, usually, with-of
Qualifier: never with to
Examples
He's hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
failing to keep in mind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
forgetful of her responsibilities
oblivious old age
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: forgetful
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English oblivious, from Latin oblīviōsus (“forgetful, oblivious”), formed from oblīvium (“forgetfulness, oblivion”) + -ōsus (“full of, overly, prone to”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
inconscient
— unaware
Catalan:
ignorant
— unaware
Chinese Mandarin:
不自覺 /不自觉
(bùzìjué)
— unaware
Czech:
nevšímavý
— unaware
Czech:
nevědomý
— unaware
Czech:
nesoustředěný
— unaware
Danish:
uvidende
— unaware
Dutch:
onoplettend
— unaware
Esperanto:
nekonscia
— unaware
Finnish:
tietämätön
— unaware
Finnish:
välinpitämätön
— unaware
French:
ignorant
— unaware
French:
inconscient
— unaware
German:
selbstvergessen
— unaware
German:
unaufmerksam
— unaware
German:
nicht bewusst
— unaware
German:
unbedacht
— unaware
German:
unbedarft
— unaware
Italian:
inconsapevole
— unaware
Italian:
ignaro
— unaware
Japanese:
無自覚
(mujikaku)
— unaware
Latin:
obliviosus
— unaware
Macedonian:
не́свесен
(nésvesen)
— unaware
Māori:
mākūare
— unaware
Polish:
nieświadomy
— unaware
Portuguese:
inconsciente
— unaware
Portuguese:
sem noção
— unaware
Spanish:
inconsciente
— unaware
Spanish:
desprevenido
— unaware
Spanish:
ajeno
— unaware
Spanish:
desconocedor
— unaware
Spanish:
no darse cuenta
— unaware
Spanish:
oblivio
— unaware
Spanish:
oblivioso
— unaware
Spanish:
inenterado
— unaware
Swedish:
ovetande
— unaware
Turkish:
dikkatsiz
— unaware
Turkish:
habersiz
— unaware
Turkish:
ilgisiz
— unaware
Turkish:
ihmâlci
— unaware
Turkish:
ihmâlkâr
— unaware
Turkish:
lakayıt
— unaware
Ukrainian:
несвідо́мий
(nesvidómyj)
— unaware
Vietnamese:
tỉnh bơ
— unaware
Bulgarian:
забравящ
(zabravjašt)
— failing to remember
Catalan:
oblidós
— failing to remember
Catalan:
oblidadís
— failing to remember
Chinese Mandarin:
健忘
(jiànwàng)
— failing to remember
Czech:
neuvědomující si
— failing to remember
Dutch:
vergeetachtig
— failing to remember
Esperanto:
forgesema
— failing to remember
Finnish:
unohtavainen
— failing to remember
Finnish:
muistamaton
— failing to remember
French:
distrait
— failing to remember
French:
oublieux
— failing to remember
German:
vergesslich
— failing to remember
Italian:
smemorato
— failing to remember
Latin:
obliviosus
— failing to remember
Macedonian:
забо́равен
(zabóraven)
— failing to remember
Macedonian:
ра́сеан
(rásean)
— failing to remember
Occitan:
oblidós
— failing to remember
Polish:
zapominalski
— failing to remember
Portuguese:
esquecediço
— failing to remember
Portuguese:
esquecidiço
— failing to remember
Russian:
забывчивый
(zabyvčivyj)
— failing to remember
Spanish:
olvidadizo
— failing to remember
Swedish:
glömsk
— failing to remember
Turkish:
unutarak
— failing to remember
Turkish:
unutkan
— failing to remember
Ottoman Turkish:
اونوتغان
(unutgan)
— failing to remember
Ukrainian:
забу́дькуватий
(zabúdʹkuvatyj)
— failing to remember